Mecasermin (Increlex®)
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG)
Record ID 32012000401
English
Authors' recommendations:
Mecasermin (Increlex®) is recommended for use within NHS Wales for the long-term treatment of growth failure in children and adolescents with severe primary insulin-like growth factor-I deficiency.
Treatment should be initiated and monitored by physicians who are experienced in the diagnosis and management of patients with growth disorders
AWMSG is of the opinion that mecasermin (Increlex®) is not suitable for shared care within NHS Wales.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2009
URL for published report:
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/docmetadata.cfm?orgid=371&id=144076&pid=24773
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Wales, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Growth Disorders
Contact
Organisation Name:
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group
Contact Address:
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre, Academic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XX
Contact Name:
AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Email:
AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Copyright:
AWTTC
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